Strand was a parliamentary constituency in the Strand district of the City of Westminster. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
| Strand | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Strand in London | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Westminster |
| Replaced by | Westminster Abbey |
History
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Strand District (comprising the Liberty of the Rolls, Precinct of the Savoy, St Anne, Soho, St Clement Danes, St Mary le Strand, and St Paul Covent Garden) and the parishes of St James, Westminster, and St Martin in the Fields.[1]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | William Henry Smith | Conservative | |
| 1891 | Frederick Smith | Conservative | |
| 1910 | Walter Long | Conservative | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
| Decades: |
Elections in the 1880s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Henry Smith | 5,645 | 69.4 | ||
| Liberal | Edmund George Johnson | 2,486 | 30.6 | ||
| Majority | 3,159 | 38.8 | |||
| Turnout | 8,131 | 72.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,264 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Henry Smith | 5,034 | 76.9 | +7.5 | |
| Liberal | John Edwin Hilary Skinner | 1,508 | 23.1 | -7.5 | |
| Majority | 3,526 | 53.8 | +15.0 | ||
| Turnout | 6,542 | 58.1 | -14.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,264 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.5 | |||
Smith was appointed Secretary of State for War, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Henry Smith | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
Smith was appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Henry Smith | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Smith's death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Smith | 4,952 | 71.8 | −5.1 | |
| Liberal | Richard Sandon Gutteridge | 1,946 | 28.2 | +5.1 | |
| Majority | 3,006 | 43.6 | −10.2 | ||
| Turnout | 6,898 | 62.3 | +4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,081 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −5.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Smith | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Smith | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Smith | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Smith | 3,935 | 68.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Alexander Waldemar Lawrence | 1,854 | 32.0 | New | |
| Majority | 2,081 | 36.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,789 | 71.4 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 8,109 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Long | 4,840 | 74.8 | +6.8 | |
| Liberal | Leonard Costello | 1,627 | 25.2 | -6.8 | |
| Majority | 3,213 | 49.6 | +13.6 | ||
| Turnout | 6,467 | 80.6 | +9.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,019 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Long | 4,143 | 78.5 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal | Samuel Robert Earle | 1,138 | 21.5 | -3.7 | |
| Majority | 3,005 | 57.0 | +7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,281 | 65.9 | -14.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,019 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.7 | |||
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Walter Long
- Liberal: